Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.13K people in North Carolina with Arab ancestry (0.05% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Wilson County had the highest percentage of its population with Arab ancestry (0.30%), followed by Mecklenburg County (0.16%), and Guilford County (0.14%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Arab ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
Wilson County
Mecklenburg County
Guilford County
Orange County
Sampson County
Wayne County
Durham County
Nash County
Wake County
Jackson County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wilson County 0.30
2 Mecklenburg County 0.16
3 Guilford County 0.14
3 Orange County 0.14
3 Sampson County 0.14
4 Wayne County 0.09
5 Durham County 0.07
5 Nash County 0.07
5 Wake County 0.07
6 Jackson County 0.06
7 Rowan County 0.05
7 Watauga County 0.05
8 Carteret County 0.04
8 Cumberland County 0.04
8 Forsyth County 0.04
8 Granville County 0.04
8 McDowell County 0.04
8 Pender County 0.04
8 Robeson County 0.04
8 Rockingham County 0.04
9 Dare County 0.03
9 Johnston County 0.03
9 Moore County 0.03
9 Onslow County 0.03
9 Warren County 0.03
10 Halifax County 0.02
11 Alamance County 0.01
11 Alexander County 0.01
11 Buncombe County 0.01
11 Cabarrus County 0.01
11 Harnett County 0.01
11 Henderson County 0.01
11 Iredell County 0.01
11 New Hanover County 0.01
11 Stanly County 0.01
11 Vance County 0.01
12 Pitt County 0.004
13 Haywood County 0.003
14 Brunswick County 0.001